Rare are examples of a son admitting he actually learned something from his old man.
Sure, he would nod along, not realizing just how close to home plate the point would one day land.
Yet Knizner steered a conversation about his career toward the gridiron when asked how it feels to be the heir apparent to Cardinals cornerstone catcher Yadier Molina ever since the previous heir apparent, Carson Kelly, was traded to Arizona. That’s the thing about being an heir apparent, you see. The phrase and the pressure it applies can be slapped upon new shoulders in an instant.